Pulham Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Diss · IP21 4SZ
Data updated
SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection
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Inspected 10 June 2025
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98 pupils · 93% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 151676
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 9 Reception places, 0.89 first choices per place. At its inspection on 10 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Requires improvement. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
0.89 first-choice applications per place9 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Compare admissions across the area: Norfolk school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 92% (Norfolk 79%, England 60%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Norfolk 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black African 2% (Norfolk 1%, England 1%) · Any other White background 2% (Norfolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Norfolk 1%, England 3%) · White Irish 1% (Norfolk 0%, England 0%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,154; 20% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 5/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 29.5% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 19.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 34.7% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 14.4% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 42.5% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 70.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 13.3% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 16.2% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 50.6% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 6.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 27.4% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 8.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026872 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £313,00032 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £234,500–£389,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 1a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Tivetshall Community Primary School
- Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)
- The Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)
- Aslacton Primary School
- Manor Field Infant and Nursery School
- Long Stratton High School
- St Mary's Church of England Junior Academy
- Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
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